Mc-Said Research Paper

Mark Drolsbaugh presentation titled “Madness in the Mainstream” encompassed Deaf education and challenges Deaf children face with mainstream education. Drolsbaugh was born hearing and as he grew up, he had progressive hearing loss and became Deaf by college. Luckily for him, he was born into a Deaf family. Drolsbaugh went on to Graduate from Gallaudet and wrote for different deaf newspapers and publications and became a school counselor. He had written four books by 2014 pertaining to the Deaf community. Madness in the Mainstream was actually his fourth book and was the basis to this presentation.

The documentary, Through Deaf Eyes, is a two hour film that focuses on all things related to Deaf life over the span of 200 years. The documentary includes interviews of people who have made a significant impact on the Deaf community, including actress Marlee Matlin and various people who work or either have worked at deaf schools such as Gallaudet University. Before watching this documentary or even before signing up for this ASL course I knew a little bit about Deaf culture through my own personal experience. After watching this documentary I have learned so many different interesting facts and now I have a whole new perspective on the Deaf culture.

deaf: working for the rights of all deaf people in this country, including education of deaf children.

On the other hand, the integration of deaf children entering mainstream schools could dispense a positive change amongst deaf and hearing

Deaf is defined as partially or completely lacking the sense of hearing as to where Deaf culture refers to members of the Deaf community who share common values, traditions, norms, language and behaviors. According to the National Institute on Deafness and other Communication Disorders, three out of every 1,000 American children are born deaf or with hearing loss and 9 out of 10 of those children are born to fully-hearing parents. Most of these children who are deaf will attend public schools. By all, means teaching children who are deaf is not easy an easy task and can seem challenging for both the students and the teacher alike but it is certainly accomplishable. Therefore, in order for children who are deaf to succeed in a mainstream classroom, the teacher must first understand the Deaf culture and counteract stereotypes so that he or she may better serve students who are deaf. The article Deaf Culture Tip Sheet by Professor Linda Siple (2003) and Deaf Myths by the Minnesota Department of Human Services (2013) elaborates on these exact issues and provides a better insight on the culture of the Deaf community.

The growing numbers of both hearing and deaf people wanting to understand the deaf community and be apart of it allows for an optimistic outlook. In 2001, Lucas, Bayley and Valli, emphasise the importance of pursuing research in sign language, commenting that it will help contribute to the empowerment of deaf people in society. (Johnston and Schembri 2004, p. 3). This empowerment will allow for deaf people to be treated and seen as equal members of

the future for all deaf students. After years of the university having a hearing president, the

In 1997, Mark Drolsbaugh printed a book titled Deaf Again. In this book, Mark narrates his life story from a hearing child to deaf adult and all of his hardships. Mark was a hearing child born to deaf parents. As he matured, his hearing began to worsen and soon he was labeled as deaf, communicating became harder. He would make mistakes in class and be ridiculed for it. He did not understand the reason for the ridicule and eventually stopped putting effort in his studies. A pediatrician told his parents to look into speech therapy and hearing aids for him. His parents felt he would be happier if he connected more with his hearing side than subject him to a life ruled by his disability. However, his parents were fluent in ASL and regularly communicated with each other by signing. His guardians felt being taught to sign would hinder his development. As he aged, he experienced a larger disconnect from the hearing world, resulting in an isolating feeling. Eventually Mark learned ASL and gradually let the Deaf culture become a bigger part of his life. As his involvement in the Deaf culture grew he found a comradery that he had never had before. Soon, he began to see the value that came from communication and relationships with others above all else.

It is people like William J. Stokoe and many special educators that change the way deaf and hard of hearing has an impact on our life. We belong now. With the hard work of Stokoe, the deaf community can now rely on a successful education which includes a bilingual mode of communication that leads to a bright future. Hearing impaired students can practice self-advocacy in order to thrive. Educators can practice simple models and strategies and provide key accommodations to extend the education experience for those who are hard of hearing or

My experience working as a COTA at the MS School for the Deaf has been one of my favorite!. In this setting I have encountered many experiences where my knowledge and appreciation of various cultures and diversity factors, has impacted my therapeutic relationships with my students, their teachers and their families. When I started working at the school I had little experience in the school setting in general, and very little experience with the deaf culture. I knew two things after my first day. I was very intrigued with the deaf culture and also, that I had a lot to learn! I took time to enroll in a beginner community sign language course, bought a beginner sign language book and browsed the internet for proper communication etiquette within

This article explains a study that Catherine Adekemi Ayantoye and John L. Luckner conducted, about factors that contribute to the success of students who are deaf or hard of hearing that come from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds who receive most of their education in an inclusive setting. This study was conducted using a strength-based positive psychology lens, which means the focus of the study was on human strengths. This study used two ways to collect their data, interviews and observations. By preforming both of these strategies to collect their data, Ayantoye and Luckner were able to reveal seven themes that contribute to the success of all four of the students in this study. These seven themes are: helpful resources,

After watching the video about Rachel Kolb, who has trouble hearing, the insights I gained were not to put limitations on children who are deaf or have trouble hearing. Educators must give these students words of encouragement rather than bringing them down like one teacher did to Rachel. She mentions that she is more than disabled. She is just like everyone else and is capable to do everything like everyone else. Rachel is a great inspiration to all children with disabilities. She courage’s to go beyond the expectations. Rachel would love to be a writer one day and she states that people do not think she could do it but with her motivation, nothing will stop her. Some of the education considerations described in chapter 11 for learners with

In August, I was aware of Deaf culture. I knew the difference between little d and big D of deaf. I had been exposed to certain aspects through my past professors like Danny Roush, who is a CODA. This campus has a tight-knit bond between the Deaf community and students. EKU has an extremely credible ASLIE department. They have even took advantage of the Living Learning Communities and have a Deaf floor in Walters Hall. I was exposed everything, but I was an outsider looking in.

Now, the authors have stated three main points in this article regarding improvements to the education of ethnic-minority Deaf college students. First, the authors emphasize the importance of diversity in the work force so that students can make their own decisions in choosing their own role models. This article states that “role models are both essential and critical. They serve several purposes: (1) We talk about the importance of cultural diversity, but having that kind of representation on campus demonstrates a real commitment on

Within the introduction the author expresses the importance of educating deaf children threw education and special training that they require and have they had the right to have available to them. The author explains the high importance sign language plays and the advantages it gives them insight, intervention into the deaf community. ASL, or sign language is essential within in this deaf community. Sign language is a creation of the deaf community’s history and it allows them to fulfill their protentional intertwined with all different types of cultures that sign language is built on.